UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 22, 2015
SYMMETRY SURGICAL INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 3842 | 47-1523659 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S.Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | Identification No.) |
3034 Owen Drive
Antioch, Tennessee 37013
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(800) 251-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters of a Vote of Security Holders
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Symmetry Surgical Inc. was held on Thursday, October 22, 2015. The Board of Directors fixed the close of business on August 28, 2015 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting and at any adjournment thereof. On this record date, there were outstanding and entitled to vote 10,324,444 shares of Common Stock. A total of 8,815,705, representing 85.38% of outstanding shares, were voted at the Annual Meeting. There were two issues proposed for vote by the stockholders:
Proposal 1 - Election of Class I Directors. Voting for the Class I Directors elected to serve for a term of three years is summarized as follows:
| John S. Krelle: | For | 7,464,463 |
| Withheld | 278, 720 | |
| Robert Deuster | For | 7,393,169 |
| Withheld | 350,014 |
Proposal 2 – Ratification and Approval of the appointment of the firm of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the Company for Fiscal 2015. Voting on this proposal is summarized as follows:
| For | 8,729,473 |
| Against | 76,814 |
| Abstain | 9,418 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Symmetry Surgical Inc. | |
| /s/ Thomas J. Sullivan | |
| Date: October 26, 2015 | Name: Thomas J. Sullivan |
| Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |